The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project may result in the taking of hundreds of properties.

Important Update

TriMet has completed its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) detailing the route for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project and the properties it will impact. The Project includes an 11-mile light rail line with 13 stations, five new or modified park and ride facilities with over 2,000 parking spaces, and a 15-acre operations and maintenance facility in Tigard. The Project has now been advanced to a point where TriMet can restart the Project once funding is secured.

TriMet’s planned Project is currently on hold after voters failed to pass Measure 26-218, which would have funded the Project. Olsen Barton will continue monitoring the Project and provide additional updates on this site.


Learn about the potential impacts to your property and your right to just compensation.

The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project may result in the taking of hundreds of properties.

Important Update

TriMet has completed its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) detailing the route for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project and the properties it will impact. The Project includes an 11-mile light rail line with 13 stations, five new or modified park and ride facilities with over 2,000 parking spaces, and a 15-acre operations and maintenance facility in Tigard. The Project has now been advanced to a point where TriMet can restart the Project once funding is secured.

TriMet’s planned Project is currently on hold after voters failed to pass Measure 26-218, which would have funded the Project. Olsen Barton will continue monitoring the Project and provide additional updates on this site.


Learn about the potential impacts to your property and your right to just compensation.

Project Overview

The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project is a significant transit project that may extend transportation services, including a new MAX line, from downtown Portland to Bridgeport Village. The Project includes over 11 miles of a new MAX light rail line that may be constructed along major arteries including SW Barbur Boulevard and Upper Boones Ferry Road. TriMet’s final plans include 13 light rail stations, five new or modified park and rides with over 2,000 spaces, and a new operations and maintenance facility. The Project is estimated to cost $3 billion. When the Projects proceeds, it will require the taking of hundreds of properties, in whole or part. In order to take the properties, TriMet will need to exercise its power of eminent domain.

Project Details

Numerous state and local entities plan to partner on the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project including the Cities of Portland, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, Beaverton, Durham, King City, as well as Washington County, TriMet, Metro, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. When the Project commences, the planned construction includes 13 new light rail stations, five new or modified park and ride lots accommodating over 2,000 parking spaces, and a 15-acre operations and maintenance facility in Tigard. There will be significant impacts to property owners along the 11-mile route.

Project Updates

January 2022Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) released for the Project.

November 2020 – Funding measure 26-218 fails, placing the Project on hold.

August 2020Conceptual Design Report (Final Draft) released for the Project.

August 2018 – The steering committee for the Project recommends a preferred alternative route that includes Barbur Boulevard and Bonita Road, as well as a planned Barbur Transit Center. The full recommendation can be accessed here.

June 2018Draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) released for the Project.

Project Timeline

The current estimated timeline for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project includes:

To Be Determined

Ongoing Design and Engineering

To Be Determined

Funding

To Be Determined

Construction

To Be Determined

Service Begins

Impacted Properties

When funded, the Project will necessitate significant construction along the planned 11-mile route, resulting in various impacts to adjacent properties ranging from temporary construction easements to the permanent taking of property. To see if your property would be targeted for taking, click the links immediately below. They will take you to detailed maps and lists of properties.

Properties Targeted for Taking (FEIS)

Conceptual Design Report

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Neil is one of Oregon’s most experienced eminent domain and condemnation lawyers. With one of the most active condemnation trial practices in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, he obtains just compensation for Olsen Barton’s clients against condemning authorities such as TriMet, ODOT, WSDOT, and various counties. He is also a regular speaker on the protection of property owners’ just compensation and due process rights when faced with takings.

Neil has been recognized by his peers in publications such as Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and authors the Oregon Condemnation Law blog. Prior to becoming an attorney, he served as a legislative analyst for the Texas House of Representatives.


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Paul Barton maintains a vibrant business and real estate practice that includes both transactional and litigation matters. By actively representing clients in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Utah, Paul has an in-depth knowledge of law that allows him to navigate the nuances in the law throughout the western region. In addition, with an M.B.A degree from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and a prior business career with Coca-Cola, he has a unique insight that allows him to better understand the legal needs of his clients.

As a business and real estate lawyer, Paul assists owners, developers, lenders, franchisees, tenants, and other clients with retail and office leases, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, corporate finance, loan workouts, and other transactional matters.

As an experienced litigator, Paul regularly handles disputes involving business and real estate litigation, including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, construction defects, employment matters, non-compete and trade secret cases, securities fraud, foreclosures and receiverships, and other matters.


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Brian’s practice focuses primarily on representing clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including eminent domain, property and business disputes, construction defect, personal injury, and medical malpractice. He also advises the firm’s business clients on a variety of topics.

Brian represents the firm’s clients at all stages of litigation including pre-dispute resolution and negotiation, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal. While Brian always endeavors to obtain a favorable, risk-managed solution for the firm’s clients, he also recognizes the necessity of taking a case to trial and is always prepared to do so to protect a client’s interests. Based on his experience and the results obtained for his clients, Brian has been recognized by his peers as a rising star in eminent domain in the publication Super Lawyers.

Brian previously worked at one of the largest litigation firms in Portland where his practice focused primarily on defending medical malpractice, personal injury, and premises liability claims.


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Chris’s practice focuses on real estate transactions and a wide range of litigation matters, including property and contract disputes. Chris has represented and advised, among others, property owners, buyers, sellers, real estate brokers, and homeowners associations. Chris is approved as a continuing education instructor for real estate licensees in Washington and Oregon, and regularly teaches courses to real estate professionals in all aspects of real estate law.

Chris previously worked at a boutique real estate law firm in Seattle, where his practice focused primarily on counseling real estate brokers and property owners. Chris is a 2014 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law, where he served as an executive editor of the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, conference co-director for the world’s oldest and largest public interest environmental law conference, and a legal research and writing tutor.


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